1 Oh, what a night: The “real Jersey Boys” known as the Hit Men, who were Frankie Valli’s Four Seasons and Tommy James’ Shondells, take a turn with the Des Moines Symphony for an 8 p.m. New Year’s Eve pops concert at the Des Moines Civic Center. $15-$95. www.dmsymphony.org

2 The Des Moines Social Club’s annual New Year’s Eve Bash is bigger than ever at the new still-in-progress location at the downtown firehouse at 900 Mulberry St. The party starts at 8 p.m. Tuesday with music by Doomtree, Annalibera, Canby, Max Jury, MaryBeth Doran and others, plus live painting, a human ball drop and more. $20-$100. www.midwestix.com

3 The local group Comedy XPeriment rings in the new year with their signature mix of short- and long-form improv, starting at 10 p.m. at the Des Moines Civic Center’s Stoner Theater. No doubt they can help you draft your resolutions. $25 per person, $40 per couple. www.desmoinesperformingarts.org

4 Singing, dancing, football; you never know exactly what you’ll get from Terry Bradshaw, but all three will be part of his “Life in Four Quarters” performance at 8 p.m. Friday 1 Prairie Meadows Drive, Altoona. Bradshaw, a quarterback with four Super Bowl rings, will talk about his life, career, failed marriages and more while being backed by the singing and dancing I-Qties. $20-$45. www.prairiemeadows.com.

5 If you’re up in Ames, DG’s Tap House, 125 Main St., is your best best for New Year’s Eve entertainment. The show starts at 7 p.m. Tuesday and includes local acts Mumford’s, Trouble Lights, Doctor Murdock and Jordan Mayland & the Thermal Detonators, as well as the Minneapolis musician Mark Mallman. Mallman is known for his regular music marathons, the latest of which saw him making music for more than a week straight, even while he was sleeping. $10. www.dgstaphouse.com

6 Many of the musicians who have performed past New Year’s Eve shows under the names D*M F*X and the Family reunite as Jeb Zeppelin for a New Year’s Eve show at 8 p.m. Tuesday at House of Bricks, 525 E. Grand Ave. The band is made up largely of rock musicians, but they’ll be performing outlaw country classics by Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson, Merle Haggard and others. $10. www.thehouseofbricks.com